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Jarju Kunda

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Air quality index

73Moderate
Coordinates13.19°, -16.34°

Demographic figures from Gambia Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Set in Western, Gambia, Jarju Kunda is recorded in open geodata as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 13.195°, -16.343° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,120 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
13.1946
Longitude
-16.3431
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
73
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
28.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
79.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
69
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
28,328
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    708
  • Western Plantain-eater
    Crinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    491
  • African Harrier-Hawk
    Polyboroides typus A.Smith, 1829 · Aves
    409
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    381
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    363
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    355
  • Long-tailed Glossy Starling
    Lamprotornis caudatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    338
  • Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792) · Aves
    330

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

O
Ousman Sowe
Gambian Politician
S
Sunkary Badjie
Gambian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Western

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.81
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,120

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Jarju Kunda, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Melierax metabates 260246511 — Jarju Kunda, Gambia1.7 miISS030-E-138607 - View of Earth — Jarju Kunda, Gambia2.9 miISS030-E-138606 - View of Earth — Jarju Kunda, Gambia2.9 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org